Fluid-pressure brake apparatus.



M. GORRINGTON. FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE APPARATUS.-

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1905.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914-.

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MURRAY CORBINGTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPORATION 01 PENNSYLVANIA.

FLUID-PRESSURE BRAKE APPARATUS.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, MURRAY CORRINGTON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful I Improvements in Fluid Pressure Brake Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in fluid-pressure brake mechanism, and has for its Object more particularly the better control of railway-vehicles by enabling an en- U gineer to hold his train under amore certain and continuous brake control than is feasible with the-brake systems heretofore;

commonly in use.

Referring to the'drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a valve mechanism embodying my improvements, essentially on the irregular line A B' of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is.

nozzle 8 for connection with the main rescrvoir or air pump and a hollow cap or plug 9 for connection with'the brake pipe of the system. A piston 10 moves in a chamber 11 and operates a valve 13. Within the piston 10 a stem 14 is secured in place by a screw cap 15 and is held in the position shown by the spring 16. A cap 17 closes communication between the chamber in which the piston 10 and valve 13 operat and the train-pipe connection 9. The casing 1 has two ports 20 and 21, which are to be connected, respectively, with one or more brake-cylinders and one or more reservoirs;

Considering section 2 and 3, with reference more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, section 2 embraces a piston-chamber, in which operates a piston 31, whose under side rests" normally upon a valve 32, held in fixed relationship to the casing-section and-having a port or passage 33 leading to the atmos phere through cook 84, which when at right angles to the position shown, closes port 33;

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Application filed June 10, 1905. Serial No. 264,599.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

Section 3 has a seat 40, through which eX- tends a large port 41, leading out to the atmosphere, as' shownin dotted lines (Fig. anda large train-pipe port 42, leading to the right and downward,Fig. 1, and thence by passage 4-8 throughcasing-sections 2and 1 and the cap 9 to the train-pipe. A-branch passage44 leads 0-11 from 43 and dividing admits tra'lnplpepressure to the under side of piston 31 and to chamber 11. From the'valve-seat port46 extends downward and tothe outer edge ofthe casing, as seen in dotted lines. ,A port 47 leads from said valve-seat to the upper endof piston-chain: ber 30, Fig. 1Q A port 48 leadsfrom' said seat downward into the, train-pipe cavity 42 43, and small port 49 leads from said valve-seat into the large exhaust cavity 41.

From the side of the casing. to which the passage 46 extends, a passage 51 leads into the train-pipe cavity 42 43. All these passages are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. A. passage 52 leads to the outside of the casing,

section '3 and terminates in the passage 79. A port 36 and a smaller port 37 lead fromthe valve-seat 40 into thepassage 53. A channel or groove 38, preferably of substantially the shape illustrated, is cut in the valveseat 40 leading into the port 46. The passage 58 extending through the casing passes under the passages 4243 and ports 41 and 47, as shown in dotted lines, the casing-secand from the same side-of the casing passage 58 extends through the casingtion being thick enough to permit this arrangement, just as passages 52 and 51 cross each other wlthout communicating, and the ports 4-1 and 47 running on away from passage as they pass downward through the casing p Fig. 3 shows therota'ry valve 55, which is tobe moved to the left and placed in position upon the valve-seat 40, the central;

so as to keep it concentricwith its seat. Said valve has a port 56 through t, a cavity '57, consisting ot connected inner and outer arcs or curved portions, a cavity58 and a The top of said valve may have the usual slot or mortise, lnto whlch a hole in the seat 40 accommodating a correspending pin on the under side of thevalve smaller cavity 54 on its underside, as shown I in dottedlines.

rately (see Fig. 1) for operating the same. A cavity or passage 59 is cored from the under side of casing-section 3 in such manner that one end of said passage communicates with the upper end of piston-chamber 80, while the other end leads downward through casing-section 2 and communicates with a corresponding passage in casing-section 1 and thence by the pipe or passage 25 to the usual equalizing-reservoir. It. is not deemed necessary to further illustrate said passage than as seen in Fig. 2, since it is a wellknown construction familiar to those skilled in the art for keeping the upper end of the equalizing piston-chamber 36 open to an equalizing-reservoir. The pipe 26, Fig. 1 is for, the usual gage and governor connection. Casingsection e incloses the rotary valve 55, and through its center a shaft 61 eX- tends, having at its lowerportion a key 60 and at its upper end the handle 62 for operating said shaft, and thereby the rotary valve 55, all arranged in the usual manner. A spring-stop 63 is carried by the handle 62 and is arranged to hold the handle in .the various positions to which it is moved in operating the valve 55. A gasket 64: prevents air from leaking out around the shaft 61. It is to be understood that pressure from the main reservoir or pump flows by the nozzle 8 and the passage 65 and is always present above the valve 55.

Going'to Fig. 2, it is to be understood that the passages 46 and 51 are so arranged that a pressure-reducing valve device may be attached to the casing-section, so that fluid under pressure may be admitted into the passage 46, whence it will flow to the outer section of the casing and through the pressure-reducing valve device and thence by the passage 51 into the train-pipe chamber and passage 4-2, 43. This is for the purpose, known to all skilled in the airbrake art, of keepin the train-pipe pressure regulated at a de' nite amount even though the pressure in the main reservoir may vary. The passages 52 and 53 in Fig. 2 are arranged for a similar reducing-valve, and ports 46 and 52 are intended to be open to main-reservoir pressure when the valve 55 is turned to such position that the port 56 stands over one or the other of said ports. In Fig. 1, at the right, is shown in outline a pressure-reducing device 66 occupying the proper position for controlling the ports 52 and 53, that section of the device into which the pressure 52 would enter, as well as the passage itself, being cut away. It is to be understood that with this pressurereducing device in position air from the main reservoir or piunp going through passage 52 and the reducing device 66 is reduced to a pressure corresponding to the adjustment of the device and thence flows by the passage 67 into the passage 53. I do not deem it necessary to illustrate or describe more fully a pressurereducing valve, since it is tho-roughly understood in the air-brake art, as well as in mechanics, and it is to be understood that any other suitable device through which fluid under a higher pres sure can be delivered into a passage or chamber at such lower pressure as is desired and that lower pressure constantly maintained will answer equally well. The passage 79 into which passage 53 leads goes downward through casing-sections3. 2 and 1, until it is placed in communication with ports 18 and 20. This can be easily traced in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Suffice it to say that passage '79 may be carriedin any convenient manner, preferably through the casing-sections, until it is placed in communication with the port 18 and passage 20, and it may follow the same course as passage 79 in my Patent No. 762,282.

The operation of the mechanism can now be readily understood. Fluid under pres sure from the main reservoir or air-pump being supplied to the nozzle 8 flows upward through passage 65 into the chamber around and above the rotary valve 55. The position of valve 55 in Fig. 1 is what is known as the release position, in which pressure from the main reservoir flows downward through port 56 into train-pipe port 42, thence by passage and the train-pipe noz zle 9 to the train-pipe of the brake system and the various triple valves on the cars. This pressure from the train-pipe likewise goes by the passage 44 to the under side of the piston31 and into the upper end of'a pistonchamber 11, where it forces the piston 10 and its connected parts into normal position, (seen in Fig. 1,) in which the port 23 is opened, allowing the pressure to go past the piston into the valve-chamber and thence by the passage 21 to charge the auxiliary reservoir connected therewith. At the same time the train-pipe pressure in chamber 42%8 flows into cavity 57, Fig. 1, and thence through 47 to the upper side of the piston 31, thereby keeping said piston normally balanced and held in the position shown in Fig. 1.

The handle 62, which operates the valve 55, has several difierent positions into which it may be moved, indicated in Fig. 2 from 1 to 9 inclusive. In position No. 1 the port 56 stands over the large train-pipe port 12, which has just been described. In position No. 2 the port 56 stands over the port 16, thus admitting pressure through the passage 4:6 and its appropriate pressure-reducing valve, thence by the passage 51 into the train pipe. In position No. 3 the port 56 stands over the port 52, when the pressure flows through the last-mentioned port and the appropriate pressure-reducing valve and thence by the passages 79 and 20 and the cylinders connected therewith. In all three of these positions the train-pipe cavity is kept in communication with the upper end of the piston-chamber 30 by means of ports l2- and a7 and the cavity 57. In position No. the port 56 passes to the right of port 52. a In positions No. 5 and No. 6 the small cavity 54: connects ports 36 and ll; In positions 3, at and 5 port 56 stands over chan and 42. for operation the handle 1118) be moved to position No. 1,]

admitting pressure through ports 56, as,

850., to charge the system to the desired amount and release brakes on the train if they are appliechthen the valve is moved to position No. 2 the ordinary running position with brakes ofli', which supplies pressure to the desired amount through the ports 56 M5 and the appropriate regulating device. If it is desired to apply the brakes throughout the train the valve is turned to position No. 8 so as to bring the outer arc of cavity 57 over the preliminary exhaust port l9 while the inner arc of the cavity remains over the port ii, thus releasing through a small port pressure from the upper side of the piston 31 and the equalizing reservoir. Five or ten pounds having been exhausted from the upper side of the piston 31 the brake valve is returned to position No. 7 or Lap, when the t ainpipe pressure underneath the piston l' from the valve and flows to the atmosphere through the passage 33 until the pressure below the piston is slightly less than that above, when the piston moves down gradually and closes the port This is known as the usual Service application of the brakes. To setthe brakes in emergency, the valve is turned to position No. ,9, when the cavity 58 connects the large ports a1 and 4-2, thus exhausting air rapidly from the train-pipe directly to the atmosphereand causing the emergency operation of the triple valves throughout the train.

Upon the operation of the valve and the equalizing-piston 31 for setting the brakes in service the piston 10 moves upward until the stem 1% strikes the bottom of the casing 2, causing valve 18 to partly uncover port 18 and admit pressure from auxiliary reservoir through ports 18 and 20, to the brake cylinder. 1n the emergency action the graduating spring 16 yields, permitting piston 10 to move to the upper end of its chamber; and draw the valve 13 clear across port 18. "If the brakes whose cylinders are No. 9 cavity 58 cenconnected to the port 20 are to be operated in the usualmanner, they may be set with the force desired by themovement of the ke valve handle 62. To release the brakes ahe train, air is admitted into the trainpipe, which als moves the piston 10 and valve 12 downward to the'posi-tion shown, so

the engine brakes are heldon, and these operations may be-repeated, recharging the reservoir, admitting more pressure to the cyl inder, and keeping the engine brakes con ioi ly applied long as desired without reducing device, and thence by passages 53,

79 and 20 to) the brake cylinders, the pres sure-regula tor 66 limiting the amount of the flow, provided the valve is left in thatposi-- ,oieasiiig, the triples on the cars-moving to I that the reservoir may be recharged while tion. l v hen the desired pressure has been admitted to the cylinders, which may be determined by a connected therewith, the valve is moved to position No. l, which shuts off the flow. To reduce pressure in the engine cylinders, the valve is moved to position No. 5, when cavity 54 in the valve face connects ports 36 and 41, thus exhausting pressure from the cylinders through 20, 79,

53, 36, 54-. and 41. By operating the valve, therefore, between positions 3, and 5, the pressure in the engine cylinders may be increased, diminished or held constant at will. in all three ofthese positions the port 56 registers with channel 38 and keeps any leak in the train-pipe throughout the train supplied through the ports 46 and 51, so that the brakes on the cars will not be applied.

Again, after the brakes have been set throughout the train, as [heretofore explained, the pressure iii-the engine cylinders may be held constant by keeping the valve in position 7, and any leakage may be supplied, or the pressure in the cylinders increased, by moving the valve to position when the port 56 stands over port 37,

or the pressure in the engine "cylinders may i be released toany extent desired by moving ftliQ valve to position No. 6, when the cavity connects ports 36 and 41, wh1le the port 4-6 into the train-pipe, which will release the brakes on the train, while in position 6 air is released from the engine cylinders without admittingoressure into the trainioe.

The po-rt37 may be cored or drilled o-bliquely into passage 52 instead of 53.

It will be readily observed that the valve structure herein illustrated is particularly adapted to be placed under the immediate care oi and operated directly by the engineer, and it is particularly applicable for controlling the brakes on the engine or on both engine and tender. lhe device herein illustrated may be employed to operate both the engine and tender brakes, or it may be employed to operate the engine-brakes only, allowing the tender-brakes to be operated in the usual manner. in any event I prefer that the triples on the cars shall be connected to the train-pipe by the usual branclrpipe the cars may be released for recharging while the brakes on the engine are held applied, after which the engine brakes may be released independently. This is all accomplished by the movement oi the handle 62. By moving tne handle '62 between positions 3,5 and 5 or between positions 6, and 7 the pressure may be admitted to and released from the engine brake-cylinders or held at any pressure desired from one pound up to the full maximum permitted by the reducing-valve 66.

In case of leaks from the engine-cylinders the pressure can be fully restored by moving the valve 62 as above explained. 7 With my apparatus herein described on the second of two engines, the brakes on the train being controlled from the head-engine, the handle 62 is placed on position No. and the cock 3% turned to close port In the mechanism illustrated the arrangement of the parts is such that whenever the valve-handle 62 is operated for automatic application or the brakes the piston 10 and valves operated thereby are shifted to the position for opening the port 18, and consequently the engine-brakes will always be applied on each reduction oi pressure in the train pipe, and hence any accidental burst ing of the train-pipe or breaking in two of the train will certainly apply the brakes throughout the train, which may by many be considered an advantage. With the apparatus operating in this manner, in order to set in motion the alternate system of application and rel ase between engine and cars above des ribed, the engineer first ap plies brakes throughout the train by operatingtie handle 62 between positions 7 and 8, then operates the handle'62 to position 6 and holds engine-brakes at release until the time arrives for releasing and recharging on tile cars, when he applies on the engine by moving handle 62 to position No. 3, or to No. l and then back to l O. 3, and releases on the cars &c.

At all times and under all circumstances the engineer has complete control of the pressure in the engine-brake cylinders by reason of the tree and open passage 79,with which nothing in the whole valve structure is pern itted to interfere, being placed under control of the valve 55, permitting either t e admission exhaust of pressure to or 1 the cylinders or its retention at any ed amount. heengineer has perfect control over the valve and all the functions it performs through the handle 62. v

Vi hile I have described the above mechanism with reference more particularly to its application upon an engine and a new manner of operating tne engine-brakes, either sepa 'ately or in combination with the brake apparatus upon a. railway-car, I do not limit its use to what is usually understood as a steam engine or locomotive, becau e it is ap parent that it may be placed upon any car or other vehicle which is used to carry either freight or passengers and which carries its own motoras, for instance, an electrical motor or trolley-car. in the within specification and claims, therefore, whenever I speak of applying and releasing brakes on an engine I mean, broadly, any engine, locoiotive, or motor which is used either for self-propulsion or for the purpose of drawin an 7 other car or vehicle, and I aropose to employ the withindescribed apparatus and its double method of applying and re leasing brakes either for the purpose of controll such engine or motor alone or in combn'iation with any car or vehicle which such engine or motor is hauling.

For flrt I ha ""l abov it i a n11 u 11 (we salt a e s p parent that my apparatus herein illustrated and described is capable of operation as an e-brake system in connection with the regular automatic-brake system upon the cars in either of the following manners:

First. it may be operated merely as part c regular automatic-brake system, setthe brakes on the engine at the same they are set upon the cars and releasing on the engine and cars at the same time before recharging the reservoirs.

Second. The engine-brakes may be operated to apply at the same time that brakes are applied on the cars, then held in application while the auxiliary reservoir on the engine is recharged, while brakes on the cars are released and reservoirs recharged.

Third. The brakes on the engine may be applied and the pressure varied up or down at will without applying brakes on any of the cars. This may often happeirto be very advantageous in switching or when it is desired to steady the train without waste of time Or of air involved in applying and releasing throughout the train.

Fourth. The brakes may be set on engine and cars and then the pressure in the engine cyl nders either held constant or increased or reduced at. will while holding the brakes applied on the cars.

F T he brakes may be applied on engine and cars alternately, holding them on the engine while releasing and rechargin' on the cars and then, after reapplying on the cars, either reducing the pressure on the engine-brakes to the minimum or releasing on the engine entirely. This will doubtless be of great advantage for control ling the train, particularly on a'grade where the brakes may be applied throughout the train, then released on the engine until the time comes for recharging reservoirs when the brakes may be set upon the engine with the maximum force permitted while the brakes are released and the reservoirs recharged upon the cars, when, after reapplying on the cars, the engine-brakes may be again released until the time arrives for the next recharging on the cars. This alternate operation of the engine-brakes and the car-brakes, particularly on a grade, will allow the train to be held under continuous brake-control, without risk of over-heating the wheels either on the engine or on the I count it one of the principal features of my apparatus in connection with the standard apparatus on the cars that I produce an alternate brake system capable of operating either conjointly or alternately between en gine and cars, holding engine-brakes on While releasing and recharging on cars, and then while holding brakes applied on the cars releasing on the engine. 7

ln my prior Patent'No. 762,282, dated June 14;, 190%, there was disclosed, I believe for the first time, an alternate automatic brake system capable of alternate as well as conjoint action between engine and cars. In my within application I disclose a modified system for accomplishing a part or all of the results set -torth in my earlier patent, by the movements of a single valve handle or lever, and I do not deem it necessary to illustrate more" than one form of apparatus embodying, my invent-ion.

I claim: I

1. In a fluid-pressure brake system, the

combination, with a train-pipe normally charged with pressure, of apparatus .on an engine and apparatus on a car capable of operation by a reduction of train-pipe pres sure to apply brakes and means capable of operation by a single handle under control of the engineer for alternately holding brakes applied on the engine wh le releasing brakes on the'car, and vice versa.

2. In a fluid-pressure brake system, the combination of mechanism on a car and mechanism on an engine automatically operative to apply brakes on a reduction of pressure in a train-pipe, and mechanism capable of operation by a single handleunder control of the engineer for, at one time, alternately releasing brakes on the engine while holding brakes applied 'on the car, and vice versa, and, at another time, applying and releasing brakes conjointly on the engine and car.

3. The combination,with a brake-cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a triple valve on a car, of a brake-cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a valve device automatically operative to apply brakes on an engine and a valve mechanism capable of operation by the engineer through a single handle for controlling said apparatus oncar and engine, and for applying and releasing brakes, at one time alternately and at anothertime conjointly between engine and car. I

4. In a fluidpressure brake system, the combination, with a triple valve and a brakecylinder on a car,a valve device automatically operative to apply brakes anda brake-cylinder onan engine, of means capable of oper-' ation by a single handle under control of the engineer for alternately releasing the brakes on the engine while the brakes on the car are set, and for holding brakes applied on the engine while releasing on the car.

5. In a fluid-pressure brake system, the combination, with a triple valve and a brakecylinder on a car, a valve device automatically operative to apply brakes and a brakecylinder on an engine, of means, capable of control by the engineer through the movement or" one handle for operating said triple and automatic valve device to applicationv and release or normal positions, and for alternately releasing and applying brakes on the engine while the triple on the car is, respectively, in positionst'or applying and for releasing brakes.

6. In a fluid-pressure brake system, the combination of an automatic valve-device operative by a reduction of pressure 1114a brake-pipe to admit pressure into a brake cylinder, an unobstructed passage leading to said cylinder, which'is independent of saidautomatic valve device, and means identical with the brake valve proper operated by the engineer for admitting pressure to the cylinder through said passage and for controlling said pressure after its admission inde pendently of the position of said automatic valve device. a

7. In a fluidpressure brake system, the combination, with a brake-cylinder and a valve device automatically operative to apply brakes on an engine, of a valve-seat for the brake valve proper, a free andwunobstructed passage leading from said valveseat to said cylinder and a brake valve on said seat capable of operation by the engineer for controlling the flow of pressure through said passage and at the same time controlling all exits from said cylinder, whereby any desired pressure may at any time be admitted to said cylinder and maintained or increased or decreased at will.

8. The combination, with a valve device controlling the admission of pressure to a brakecylinder, of means the same as the brake valve proper, capable of control by the engineer and including a passage inde pendent of the movement of said valve deyice for admitting pressure to and exhaust ing it from the cylinder and an rmobstructed passage from said valve device to the cylinder which may always be opened instantly said valve device moves to application position.

9. In a fluid pressure brake system, the combination of mechanism on a car and mechanism on an engine automatically op erative to apply brakes on a reduction of pressure in a train pipe, and mechanism capable of operation by a single handle under control of the engineer for, at one time, alternately admitting pressure to the train pipe and to an engine brake cylinder, and, at another time, admitting pressure to the train pipe and cylinder conjointly.

10. The combination, with a brake cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a triple valve on a car, of a brake cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a valve device automatically operative to apply brakes on an engine and a valve mechanism capable of operation by the engineer through a single handle for controlling said apparatus on car and engine, and including ports for admitting pressure to an engine brake cylinder and to a train pipe, at one time alternately and at another time conjointly.

11. The combination, with a brake cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a triple valve on a car, of a brake cylinder, an auxiliary reservoir and a valve device automatically operative to apply bfiakes on an engine and a valve mechanism capa do of operation by the engineer through a single handle ,for controlling said apparatus on car and engine, and including ports for at one time admitting pressure to a train pipe and to an engine brake cylinder and at another time to the train pipe only.

12. An engineers brake valve for fluid pressure brake system, comprising, in combination, ports'and passages for eflecting train brake service, ports and passages for efiecting engine brake service and release, a single manually movable element to control pressure for both train and engine brakes, means whereby the engine brake application and release may be manually efiected independently of train brake application first admitt and release, and automatic means for securi engine brake application upon reduction of ll line pressure.

a fluid pressure brake system, the in with automatic mechanism for c er-sting the brakes on car, of a cylinder containing a piston whose movements t- 'ssiou and exhaust of presto and from said cylinder cause brakes to be applied and released on an engine, an a ixiliary reservoir, a triple valve device actuated by increase of pressure in a train pipe to charge said reservoir and by de crease of pressure in said pipe to admit pressure from said reservoir to said cylinder, and means capable of control through the handle of an automatic brake valve and including a relez passage from said cylinder, which is independent of and uncon trolled by the moving parts of said triple valve device, whereby the brakes on engine and car may be released, at onetime together by admitting pressure to said train pipe while opening the release passage rom said cylinder, and at another time separately by lu pressure to said train pipe and afterwards opening the release passage fr 111 said cylinder, independently of the pon of said triple valve device. 14. In a fluid pressure brake system, the combination, with a triple'valve, an auxili- 1 ary reservoir and a brake cylinder on a car.

a cylinder containing a piston whose movements through the admission and exhaust of pressure to and from said cylinder cause brakes to be applied and released on an enme, an automatic valve device operative by reduction of pressure in a train pipe for ad mitting pressure to said engine cylinder and means capable of control throu 't the handle of an automatic brake valve an including a release passage from said engine cylinder vhich is independent of and uncontrol ed by the moving parts of said automatic valve device, whereby engine brakes may be released at one time while releasing car brakes and at another time after releasing car.

brakes, through the movement of said handle, independently of the position of said automatic valve device.

15. In a fluid pressure brake system, the combination of a cylinder containing a piston whose movements through the admission and. exhaust of pressure to, and from said cylinder cause brakes to be applied and released a valve mechanism automatically operative by reduction of pressure in train pipe to admit pressure to said cylinder and means capable of opera ,ion through the bandle of an automatic brake valve and includmg a passa e which is independent of and uncontrolled by the moving parts of said automatic valve mechanism, whereby the en gineer may at one time admit pressure to said train pipe While exhausting pressure passages for eiiecting e1 from said cylinder, and at another time admit pressure to said train pipe while retaining the pressure in said cylinder, through the movement of said handle, independently of the position of said auto matic valve device.

16. In fluid pressure brake systems, the combination, with automatic mechanism for securing application, of brakes on engine and train upon reduction of train line pressure, of an engineers brake valve, including ports and passages for effecting engine and train brake service,-ports and passages for efi ecting train brakevrelease and ports and 'ae brake release which are independent of and uncontrolled by said automatic mechanism, and means operated by a'single manually movable element to control said ports and passages and to secure in one position release of train brakes and in another position relea e of both engine and train brakes.

17. In a fluid pressure brake system, the combination, with automatic mechanism for securing application of brakes on an engine and a car by reduction of pressure in a train line, of an engineers brake valve operated by a single manually movable ele ment, and including ports and passages for effecting the conjoint application of brakes on engine and car, and ports and passages which are independent of and uncontrolled by the moving parts of said automatic mechanism for efiecting the separate application of brakes on engine while releasing brakes on the car.

18. An engineers valve for fluid pressure brake systems involving distinct train and engine brake services, comprising, in con'ibination, a rotary valve-seat, having the usual ports and passages for effecting train brake service, independent ports and passages in said valve seat for effecting engine brake service independently of train brake service, and a single rotary valve device mounted on said seat and provided with ports and passages to control both engine and train brake ports and passages in the valve seat.

19. An engine brake equipment, comprising the combination with a main reservoir, train pipe, and mechanism operating in response to variations in train pipe pressure to apply the engine brakes, of an engineers brakevalve having positions and ports for controlling the supply of air to and its re lease from the train pipe to operate the engine and train brakes, and other positions With ports for applying the engine brakes independently of the train brakes and for feeding air to the train pipe to compensatefor leakage therein while the engine brakes are 1ndependently applied.

20. An engine brake equipment, comprising the combination with a main reservoir,

train pipe, and mechanism operating in response to variations in train pipe pressure to apply the enginebrakes, of an engmeefis brake valve having a runnmg position with ports :t'o-r releasing the engine brake and supplying air to the train pipe, an engine application position for applying the engine brakes with, the train pipe closed, and'another position for applying the engine brakes, and for supplying air to the train pipe to recharge the same. I

21. An engineer s valve for fluid pressure brake systems involving distinct trainand engine brake service, comprising, in combination, a rotary valve-seat having the usual ports and passa for effecting train brake service, ports and passages in said valve seat for effecting engine brake service and release independently of train brake service and release, and a single rotary valve device mounted on said seat and provided with ports and passages to control both engine and train brake ports and passages inthe valve seat. Y

22in a fluid pressurefbrake system having automatic train brake service'and sep arate engine brake service, the combination with a main reservoir and train pipe, of an 1 engineers brake valve having a running position with ports and passages for releas ing engine brakes and for feeding air to the train pipe, a lap position with both the train 1 I pipe and the engine brake cylinder passage closed, another position for applying engine brakes and feedingair to the train pipe,

and a further aosition for a l m en ine phere, train pipe, main reservoir, equalizing reservoir and a brake cylinder, and a valve provided withcavitres and passages cooperating with said ports and arranged in running position to connect the main reservoir with the train pipe and the equalizing reservoir and blank the brake cylinder port, and in another position to connect the main reservoir with the brake cylinder port and blank the train pipe and equalizing reservoir ports.

2-1. An engineers brake valve provided with ports communicating with the atmosphere, train pipe, main reservoir, equalizing reservoir and a brake cylinder, and a valve provided with cavities and passages cooperating with said ports and arranged in running position to connect the main reservoir with the train pipe and theequalizing 1 6561", voir and blank the brake cylinder port, in another position to connect the main reservoir with the brake cylinder port and blank the train pipe and equalizing reservoir ports, and in a third position to connect the equalizing reservoir port with the atmosphere and blank thetram pipe and brake cyllnder ports.

25. An engineers brake valve provided with an exhaust, train pipe, main reservoir, equalizing reservoir and two brake cylinder ports, and a valve provided with cavities and passages cooperating with said ports and arranged in running position to connect the main reservoir with the train pipe and equalizing reservoir ports, in service position to blank the train pipe port and brake cylinder port and connect the equalizing reservoir port with the atmosphere, in another position to blank the equalizing reservoir, exhaust and train pipe ports and connect the main reservoir port with one of the brake cylinder ports, and in a fourth position to connect the other brake cylinder port with the atmosphere and simultaneously blank the equalizing reservoir and train pipe ports.

26. An engineer's brake valve provided with ports cou'ni'lunicating with the at1nos phere, train pipe, inain reservoir, equalizing reservoir and a brake cylinder and a valve provided with cavities and passages cooperating with said ports and a *anged in one position to blank the train pipe and brake cylinder ports and connect the equalizing reservoir port with the atmosphere, in a second position to connect the main reservoir with the brake cylinder and blank the train pipe, equalizing reservoir and exhaust in a third position to 0 lost the main .Oll with the train pipe and blank the brake cylinder pc t, and in a fourth posiconnect the main reservoir with the train pipe and con" :i', the brake cylinder port with the atin .in engineer s brake valve provided with ports ccnnnnnicatinn; with the atmosphere, train pipe, main reservoir, equalizing reservoir and a bra e c ,"linder, and a valve pro ided with can ties and passages coiperating with said ports and arranged in one position to connect the main reservoir with the train pipe and connect the brake cylinder port with the atmosphere, in another position to connect the main reservoir by way of a reducing valve to the train pipe and also to the equalizing reservoir and blank the brake cylinder port, and in an other position to connect the main reservoir with the brake cylinder port and blank the train pipe and equalizing reservoir Jorts. I MURRAY CORRINGTON.

Witnesses MALCOLM N. BUTLER, M. M. EVANS.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

